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Ever notice how faith slips from alive to automatic without a dramatic moment or decision? Desireé shines a light on that quiet drift and offers a clear way back, using Joel 2:12–13 and Psalm 51:10 as a practical map.

We talk about why hearts grow tired, how routine replaces wonder, and why Lent is less about gritting our teeth and more about making space for grace. We explore the difference between performing for God and returning to God with our whole, imperfect selves.

Desireé shares three nightly questions that spark awareness and intimacy with God:
Where did I sense Him today?
Where did I feel distant?
What stirred my heart?

These prompts pair with a simple, powerful prayer that becomes a handrail when life shakes us. You’ll also walk through a vivid, guided reflection.

If your days feel full but your soul feels thin, this conversation offers relief and direction. Expect practical spiritual habits, honest talk about busyness, and a renewed sense that God is gracious, compassionate, and near.

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Lent rarely arrives with spectacle; it slips into our calendars with a smudge of ash and a deeper invitation. We open this conversation with 1 Timothy 2:5 and center the simple truth that Lent is all about Jesus — the bridge between our restless hearts and the Father. From there, we walk through Joel 2’s call to return “with all your heart” and unpack three movements that shape a meaningful season: fasting, weeping, and mourning.

Fasting gets reframed from performance to freedom. Instead of flexing willpower or chasing perfection, we identify the comforts and distractions—sugar, scrolling, shopping carts, gossip, anxiety-fueled productivity—that keep us from God, and we clear them to make space for the Holy Spirit. Anchored in Matthew 4:4, we remember we don’t live on bread alone, or on the habits that numb us, but on every word from God.

We then explore weeping as a courageous softening. Scripture is fluent in tears—David, Peter, and even Jesus—and we contrast worldly sorrow that crushes with godly sorrow that heals (2 Corinthians 7:10). Honest tears become the path back home when we admit where we’ve drifted. Finally, we move into mourning: naming what sin has broken in our habits, our relationships, and our hearts. With Matthew 5:4 as our guide, we face the grief we’ve delayed so that comfort and real restoration can find us. Joel’s charge to “rend your heart, not your garments” brings it all together—a private surrender before a God who is gracious and abounding in love.

By the end, you’ll have a grounded, hopeful way to enter Lent: empty what numbs, feel what’s true, grieve what’s lost, and let Jesus lead you into the freedom and lightness on the far side of surrender.

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Hit record, skip the perfection, and lean into obedience—this is the heartbeat of our latest conversation. We are changing it up around here beginning with this episode! We open up about fear, comparison, and the pressure to polish everything, then turn to Caleb in Numbers 14:24 to explore what a “different spirit” looks like in real life. The thread running through it all is simple and demanding: choose faith over fear, and do it in a way your kids can see and carry.

We unpack how a different spirit is not a personality quirk but a posture grounded in who God is. From 2 Timothy 1:7, we draw out three anchors—power, love, and self-discipline—that help us act with courage, care for people well, and build consistent habits even when emotions wobble. Then we move into wholehearted devotion through Proverbs 3:5–6, showing how trust is practiced in ordinary moments: opening Scripture before the scroll, saying yes to small nudges, and aligning our daily choices with God’s lead.

The conversation lands on legacy. Not money, but a spiritual inheritance formed by the patterns our families watch every day. When we face giants with steady trust, we hand our children tools for their own battles—peace over panic, obedience over optics, hope over hype. You’ll hear practical steps to start small: anchor verses, honest prayer, pruning noisy inputs, and embracing imperfect action that keeps your heart soft and your steps steady.

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